Important gear selection tips for climbing in the mountains.
The most important thing to remember if you haven’t ever cycled in mountainous terrain is APPROPRIATE GEARING. I can’t stress that enough. The best gearing for climbing are the following options:
1) 53/39/30 chainring with 12-25 cassette
2) 50/34 chainring with 12-28 cassette
3) 53/39 with 12-32 cassette
All of these choices provide what I call “the magic 1.2 low gear ratio” which will be perfect for climbs ranging from 5 - 10 or even up to [Read more →]
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